Anika

Breed: Skydancers, Wildclaws

Primary Colour: Stone
Secondary Colour: Stone
Tertiary Colour: Stonewash-Azure (Lightning Farm), Teal – Jade (Tempest Spire), Goldenrod-Metals (Highland Scrub), Garnet– Maroon (Carrion Canyon)

Primary Gene: Poison
Secondary Gene: Toxin
Tertiary Gene: Gembond, Opal, Keel

Lore: It is believed that these hardy dragons originated in Carrion Canyon. Mainly due to their unique diet, consisting mostly of bone fragments. When healthy, these scavengers have shiny ‘gems’ growing all over their body. Natives of Carrion Canyon usually have a diet consisting almost entirely of bone and have deep red osseous growths.

Dragons not native to Carrion Canyon usually have different colors of gems due to maintaining a mixed diet. Their gem color has also been shown to be affected by high concentrations of elemental energy. Painted Vultures from Tempest Spire usually have gem shaded in the aqua range due to the density of lightning there, while those of the Lightning Farm have slightly darker gems in the greyish-blue range. Painted Vultures with a healthy and mixed diet without high concentrations of elemental energy will usually end up with deep golden color gems.

The unique colors and patterns of their feathers are due to the Painted Vulture rubbing pigmented clays and dust into their feathers. They prefer a mix of dark blue-greens and dark reds. The richness of the colors are considered a social status symbol to others of the subspecies.

These dragon do well in almost any clan as they are very hardy creatures. The exception to this is environments with too much water. To combat this, natives of the stormy Tempest Spire started to rub colorful, synthetic oils onto their feathers instead of chalks and clays. They are very well suited to acting as a hunter or gatherer.

Other: This subspecies must have lightning eyes

Creator: Firra